William K Klingaman
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The Darkest Year is acclaimed author William K. Klingaman's narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation under the pressure of total war. For Americans on the home front, the twelve months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor comprised the darkest year of World War Two. Despite government attempts to disguise the magnitude of American losses, it was clear...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A History of St. Charles, Maryland: Portrait of a New Town" is an account of an often perilous journey in the creation of a town from the ground up, starting with the assemblage of the large tract of land by one colorful Congressman Frank Boykin of Alabama, who offered the parcel as a contender for the site of Dulles International Airport, through exploitation by several tenant farmers, loggers and would-be developers, ultimately into the hands of...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, producing excessive rain, frost, and snowfall across much of the northeastern United States, Canada, and Europe in the summer of 1816. ... The Year Without Summer examines not only the climate change engendered by the eruption, but its effects on politics, the economy, the arts, and social structures."--Jacket flap.